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Sport Togs Do Double Duty
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Black and white striped
wool knickers worn with a
white stitched black wool
shirt is the latest note in
campus comfort. Designed
by Claire MacCardell for
lounging in drafty dorms,
the collegiate crowd has
discovered they’re also per
fect replacements for hard
to-find skating costumes.
BY EPSIE KINARD
NEA Staff Writer
New York—If they're trousered,
brash In style or color, and warm
and wooly, you can call them winter
sport* togs, although knee-length
pants or slacks with which shirts,
sweaters, jackets, parkas and lum
berjacks are worn are now designed
for multiple indoor and outdoor
needs.
Knickers in saucy woolen plaids,
checks and stripes which th colleg
iats dub "peddle pushers" and "clam
bake shorts” are smash campus hits
and top many a Betty Co-Ed Christ
mas list. But even in that young
crowd they are judicially picked by
gals with a style flair and a fine pair
of underpinnings.
Good example of what a leading
New York designer—Claire McCar
dell—has cooked up for these girls
is shown on the model at the left,
who wears knickers of black and
white striped woolen, mow-tied at
knees and waist, and shoves into
these a black woolen shirt stitched
in white.
Middle-of-the- road choices for
girls who don’t want to go to fashion
extremes are mlx-and-match slack
outfits. Preference goes to dark wool
en pants with tapering legs, pleated
waists, fly-front or side-buttoned
closings, and to tbright toppers
Zoot Slocks, Parkas,
Pedal Pushers Head
The Winter Parade
(From Saks Fifth Avenue)
picked from sweater or shirt racks
or coat hangers where water-repel
lent poplin lumberjacks or wind
breakers swing.
Ensembled outfits designed pri
marily for skiing but versatile
enough for other forms of outdoor
fun or work are more stylized choic
es and are available in all-wool gab
ardine and other 100 percenters in
monotone colors and combinations
of dark pants and bright tops. The
most dashing of these have parka
tops or hoods lined with swank fur
as in the model shown right, of wa
ter-repellent red poplin trimmed
with silver fox which is teamed up
with wool whipcord pants.
SELF SERVICE
(Photo by DuPont)
A SHINE kit is the best shoe in
surance you can buy If yours
is gathering dust in the attic be*
caua* it’s a homely outmoded
piece, you can bring it up to date
and give it a prominent place with
a coat of enamel and a bright
peasant design, as was done with
the one above Make the design
a simple hearts and (lowen com
bination if it's to be kept in the
bedroom a vegetable motif il
it's slated foi the kitchen Eithei
can be made with the easy-to-do
swag and tear drop strokes you
learned way back in kindergarten
davs.
FRED AND LUCILLE REHEARSE
Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer
checked in at Metro-Goldwyn
Mayer studios last week for dance
rehearsals for the elaborate dream
ballet in the forthcoming "Yolanda
and the Thief."
-WE, THE WOMEN
WAC And ATS Remind Public
They Want Fighting Roles
Members of the American
WACS and the British ATS are
burned up over a press agency
report from the headquarters of
Field Marshal Sir Bernard L.
xvA u a i 5 u c* y
that women of
the two services
would be sent
Into Germany
"mainly to pre
vent men of the
two armies from
fraternizing with
German wom
en.”
The majority
of the Ameri
can women in
uniform went in
because they
had been sold on
the idea that by
talcing over rou- R„th Millett
tine jobs they
could relieve much-needed men for
combat. Many of them are girls and
women with husbands, sons, broth
ers, fiances in service. Some of them
joined after a loved one had given
his life.
Most of them took their train
ing period so seriously that they
surprised old-time army officers
with their enthusiasm, their will
ingness to work, and their capa
bility. And once they were put
in jobs they did those jobs well.
PATRIOTISM WASTED
No wonder they are insulted by
a news story saying they are be
ing sent into enemy country as
women — rather than as members
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of the Army, needed to perform re
sponsible jobs.
If it Is true, they have been
gypped, misled, and their patriotism
has been wasted. If it is not true,
they still have been insulted—as
there are many people in the world
ready to believe such a story—the
people who from the beginning have
been against women's being taken
into the services.
Asked how she felt about the re
port one WAC officer said: “Strong.
I’d like to meet the guy who wrote
that story’.”
And that's not a bad idea. May
be a WAC could meet him — just
as she went in to take over his desk
job.
Copyright, 1944, NEA Srevice. Inc.
SHORT UP FOR AWARD
Pete Smith's "Safety Sleuth,”
made in cooperation with the U. S.
War Department, is up for the Da
vid Beyer annual award which was
won by Smith's “Seventh Column”
during 1943.
FILM HAS MIXED CAST
Casting call for Metro-Goldwyn
Mayer's "Hold High the Torch”
marked one of the oddest in the
studio’s history. It called for 250
sheep, three dogs, including Lassie.
FATSO
HEY SANTA!
Here's a Present for Unde Sam!
U)wl JGichatL
Try Round Steak
NEA Staff Writer
Here are two first-rate new re
cipes for holiday entertaining at low
cost.
Beef In Burgundy
(Serves 4)
One and one quarter lbs. top util
ity round? "Sut in thin pieces, 1-2
cup Burgundy wine. 1-2 cup bouil
lon, 1-4 cup mushrooms (fresh or
canned ones may be used but it is
a lot of trouble to buy small
amounts and the foreign-type dried
ones keep well and have a good fla
vor), 1 tablespoon fat, 1 clove garlic,
salt and pepper.
Marinate the beef in the wine,
bouillon, sliced mushrooms, and
garlic at least 1 hour, longer if pos
sible. Make sure that the beef is
entirely covered, as the soaking in
the wine tenderizes it. If necessary
add more wine or bouillon. Put the
fat in a skillet, pour in the beef,
mushrooms and marinate. Simmer
slowly for 1 hour. Add salt and
pepper. The juice may be thick
ened with a little flour but the very
fine fusion of flavors will taste bet
ter without Jt. Serve in a deep
platter.
That comes from Marian Tracy,
author oX "Casserole Cookery.' The
And Mushrooms |
following soup uses cereal as a j
thickener.
Cream Of Spinach Soup !
(6 to 8 servings)
Pour tablespons uncooked wheat- I
meal, 4 cups milk, 1 cup finely j
chopped cooked spinach, or spinach |
puree, 2 tablespoons grated onion, 1 |
teaspoon salt, dash of pepper.
Add cereal to 1 cup milk and
bring slowly to a boil. Continue
boiling gently 3 to 5 minutes, stir
ring constantly. Add remaining 3
cups milk, spinach, onion, salt, and
pepper. Heat.
TOMORROW’S MENU
BREAKFAST: Orange juice
oatmeal, crisp bacon, toast, but
ter or fortified margarine, grape
jelly, coffee, milk.
LUNCHEON: Cream of spin
ach soup, toasted split rolls with
melted cheese, prune souffle,
tea, milk.
DINNER: Beef in Burgundy
wine, steamed rice, braised cele
ry with chopped parsley, French
type bread, butter, or fortified
margarine, green salad, com
pote of stewed fruits, coffee,
milk.
lHf aAhAI
Self'Control
Is Vital Need
BY LONA L. TROTT
Assistant Director
Red Cross Nursing Service
Written for NEA Service
The emotional strain of home
nursing is likely to become very
great whent here is a lingering ill
ness that si sure to end in the loss
of the loved ore.
■••me naraest
thing I had to
face in the death
of my father,”
sai an inexper
ienced young
woman, - was to
see him change
efore my eyes.
He always had
been kindly and
c o nsiderate of
my every wish,
but his illness
made him peev
Lon a L. Trott
isn ana re Dei -
lioius. Toward the end when a cere
bral hemorrhage had takn Its toll, I
scarcely knew him. He fought my ef
forts to help him till I went to the
doctor in despair.”
The physician consoled her with
the knowledge that her father didn’t
know what he was doing, and also
relieved the anguish of the final
days with sedatives that made the
situation much less difficult for the
patient and the family.
Several examples of heroic nursing
by family members in their homes
have come to my attention during
this war. One woman who had been
accustomed to servants in a wealthy
home, and to the services of spe
cialists in medicine and nursing at
times of even minor illness, found
herself faced with a servantless
household, no nurse, and only an
occasional visit from an elderly phy
sician during her mother’s fatal ill
ness.
CALM AND POISED
“The thing that carried me
through,” she said, “was knowing
that the nurses and doctors I had
been accustomed to having serve me
were overseas working in evacuation
hospitals. Somehow I remembered
their calm poised ways and adopted
them. I never shed a tear in my
mother’s presence, and the doctor
thought I must have had a nurse’s
training because I carried out his
orders so well. He assured me that
I had done everything that could
have been done to make mother com
fortable and happy.”
These are days that are hard for
those who are carrying on at home
as well as those who minister to the
wounded on the battle fronts. The
brave home nurse will learn the hard
lesson of self-control and face her
duties without flinching.
• McKENNEY
ON BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. McKENNEY
America's Card Authority
Seventeen years ago the Amer
ican Auction Bridge League was
organized, and one of the men active
in that organization was R. W’. Hal
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votee of rubber bridge, but once in.
a while he plays up a good team in
a tournament. At the recent All
All American tournament in Chi
cago. his team was 41 1-2 matches.
The next highest team won 32
matches. The other members of the
team were Albert Weiss, Jules C.
Bank and Maynard Adams of Chi
cago, and David B. Clarren of St.
Paul, Minn.
Halpin won one match with a
squeeze play for six-odd. After win
ning the heart, he went over to
dummy and took the club finesse
He won the heart return, cashed
the diamonds, took another club
finesse, cashed the ace of harts, and
now East could not protect the king
of clubs tand jack of spades.
Passing through Flagstoff, Ariz.,
Judd McMichael of the Merry Macs
tried to buy some Indian souvenirs
for his youngsters. “No souvenirs,"
said the station man. "Indians all
working in war plants.”
Plum Pudding Pleases
A point-free plum pudding, dark, moist and rich, is guaranteed to put
the proper finishing touches on your holiday dinner. Mix and bake it
in one of easy-to-use bowls or casseroles for best results.
Pilgrim mothers used to steam '
their plum pudding in cloth bags, *
but modern homemakers find that 1
mixing them in enameled ware
bowls not only makes the work (
easier but gives the pudding a nice *
molded shape which is prettier !
when served. ’
This plum pudding will not take
any rationed product, but it will
have its same, good traditions 1 fla
vor when made the following way: 1
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Plum Pudding <
(Serves 8) 1
1 cup sweet milk ,
3 cups coarse bread crumbs <
(lightly packed) 1
1-3 cup melted shortening <
1-3 cup molasses i
1 teaspoon soda
1 tablespoon cold water , ■
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
1-3 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoon cinnamon
1-4 teaspoon each allspice and
cloves
3-4 cun seedless raisins
1-3 cup nutmeats, chopped
Soak bread crumbs in milk in a
bowl. Beat until smooth. Blend in
shortening and molasses, then soda
dissolved in water. Stir in dry in
gredients, mixed together with fruit
and nuts. Pour into well-greased
enameled bowl or pudding pan and
Jumper Jackets
8529
12-40
Jumper well deserve their popu
larity—they combine so eflectively
with blouse or jacket for a smart
go-everywhere outfit. Waistline
tucks give this jacket the popular
whittled look.
Pattern No. 8529 is designed for
sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 40.
Size 14. jumper, 1 3-4 yards of 54
inch material; jacket, 1 1-2 yards for
long sleeves.
For this pattern, send 20 cents,
in COINS, your name, address, size
desired and the PATTERN NUM
BER to WATERBURY DEMOCRAT
Today’s Pattern Service, 1150 Sixth
Avenue, New York 19, N. Y.
She Rings The Bell
Louise Albritton Hollywood's
star comedienne of “Fired Wife’’
and “Her Primitive Man,” gets her
best vehicle to date in “San Diego, '
I Love Ton,'' a Fessier-Pagano |
produced screwball comedy based |
on an original story by Ruth Me- !
Kenny, author of “My Sister
Eileen.’* Jon Hall co-stars with
Louise, and Edward Everett Hor
ton, Buster Xeaton and Eric Bktre
have featured roles.
steam in an enameled kettle for 3
hours.
If the pudding is not used imme
diately, it may be safely kept in the
enameled bowl as this type of uten
sil is non-porous and the pudding
cannot take on any foreign flavor.
WALKER GETS NEEDED REST
Robert Walker, completing his
role in “The Clock” left for Tuscon,
Arizona, last week, for a short va
cation before reporting back to
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for his part
in "Her Highness and the Bellboy,"
with Hedy Lamarr and June Ally
son. It marks his first rest away
from the cameras in over a year,
during which time he appeared
also in “Thirty Seconds Over
Tokyo.”
BEAUTIES’ HINTS
Billfold Keeps
Tissues Fresh
BY ALICIA HART
NEA Stef Writer
A trick many women are using—
and one that you might like to copy
—for ennobling scarce facial tissues
that serve as hankies is to pack a
dally supply in attractive purse
cases. Some of these cases are old
bill folders covered with scraps of
silk. Others are discarded clgaret
acase£ coated brightly with lacquer
flnese. cashed the ace of hearts, and
showed as neatly inside your bag
as the squares of linen and lace
that they replace. A counted-out
day’s supply of tissues, each sepa
rately folded and carried tidily in
a container, is a good trick for
self-rationing. A wad crumpled up
in a bag pocket is apt to go in one
full swoop, and what’s more doesn't
do much to refect your fastidious
ness.
NEWLYWEDS BUY RANCH
Newlyweds Marilyn Maxwell and
John Conti are now co-owners In
what promises to be one of the
largest cattle ranches in Califor
nia. The couple announced that
they had purchased an 850 acre
ranch 50 miles northwest of Mt.
Shasta. The property is replete
with two houses, a river and 60
head of cattle.
The Metro-Ooldwyn-Mayer act
ress and her husband plan to turn
their purchase into a model cattle
ranch.
FINSTON REAPPOINTED
In recognition of his contribu
tions to the U. S. State Department
during the past year as a member
of its Advisory Committee on Mu
sic, Nathaniel Flnston, head of
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Mu
sic Department, has been re-ap
pointed to that committee for an
other term.
Screen actress Paulette
dard looks miffhty ehle fa
newest costume—s Barone
loned from an orer-fixed
War Bond—all of which fa
Hollywood's way of reminding;
you that there still are plenty
of those extra War Bonds avail*
able.
uW
beauty Solan the 'Weeh
"THE SOUTH END"
HEP-TOP shown at right. Soft,
fluffy, gloriously young. Easy to
manage—just a couple of pats
and it’s right in place. Special
hair shaping expertly done.
"The Classic"
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Illustrated here — is ft
favorite that has gained
much popularity in the
past 2 months.
MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
from
THE SOUTH END BEAUTY SALON
416 SOUTH MAIN ST - TEL. 44878
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LUCILLE’S BEAUTY SALON
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